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. 2014 Jul 23;2014:854093. doi: 10.1155/2014/854093

Table 3.

Mean comparison of nutritional traits among irradiated and non-irradiated O. viciifolia seeds.

Gamma irradiation (Gy) CP
%
DMD
%
WSC
%
ADF
%
NDF
%
ASH
%
CF
%
Control 32.24b  ±  2.1 89.68b  ±  2.3 34.31a  ±  1.2 11.39a  ±  0.8 9.99b  ±  0.6 5.35a  ±  0.2 23.35a  ±  1.6
30 34.80a  ±  2.2 93.35a  ±  2.2 34.40a  ±  1.4 8.43b  ±  0.9 10.78b  ±  0.8 5.87a  ±  0.4 23.63a  ±  1.3
60 33.53a  ±  1.5 92.13a  ±  1.8 34.90a  ±  1.1 9.81b  ±  0.7 12.35a  ±  0.6 5.65a  ±  0.5 23.52a  ±  1.4
90 33.13a  ±  1.3 92.22a  ±  1.8 34.91a  ±  0.9 9.41b  ±  0.7 9.92b  ±  0.6 5.73a  ±  0.5 23.06a  ±  1.4
120 34.02a  ±  2.3 94.53a  ±  2.1 35.42a  ±  1.2 7.17b  ±  0.8 9.83b  ±  0.7 5.91a  ±  0.4 22.87a  ±  1.8

The means of samples with the same small letters were not significantly different as per Duncan's multirange test at P < 0.05.

Crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), dry matter digestibility (DMD), water soluble carbohydrates (WSC), and neutral detergent fibre (NDF).